Cities of the Underworld Ssn3 Episode Guide

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    DISC 1:

    CITY OF BLOOD--Many think of London as one of the most civilized cities in the world, but Don explores its pastto unearth a time when body snatchers, Jack the Ripper, occult clubs, and pagan rituals were the order of theday.

    TUNNELS OF HELL--One of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought beneath the city of Okinawa, in a

    web of combat tunnels and caves in which Japanese soldiers and civilians faced off against American forces.

    REAL MAFIA UNDERGROUND--In Sicily, the birthplace of the Mafia, Don wends his way through an ancientwaterway used as a mob escape route, and discovers an eerie bone crypt dating back thousands of years--partof the regions violent past.

    SECRET SIN CITY--Modern-day Las Vegas couldnt exist without the underground vaults and mechanics thatprotect the casinos cash and let visitors tour the world--in just a few blocks.

    DISC 2:

    HITLERS TRENCHES--The bloody tunnels and trenches of World War I made it the deadliest war the world hadseen, and set the stage for the rise of Adolph Hitler.

    BARBARIANS LAIR--From the immense quarries of the Knights Templar to torture chambers and the tunnels of

    medieval ghost knights, Don tracks down the secrets of Europe during its 1,000 years of darkness.

    LAND OF MANSON--The Los Angeles underground hid the evils of Charles Manson, corrupt cops who secretlyran the city, and, amazingly, the worlds largest subway system, which still lies in waste.

    DISC 3:

    GLADIATORS: BLOOD SPORT--Don inspects ancient crypts, subterranean chambers used for pagan worship,and the school that taught gladiators such as Spartacus how to wage bloody combat for the amusement of theRoman masses.

    SECRET HOLY LAND--Clues to Ethiopias lost Christian legends can be found in its remarkable undergroundcathedrals, the buried Palace of the Queen of Sheba, and the possible resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.

    UNDER THE ROCK--Famous for its peace-loving hippies of the 1960s, San Francisco has a darker side as well: it

    hides the biggest ammunitions depot on the West Coast and at one time was a Cold War arsenal for nuclearmissiles.

    DISC 4:

    TOMB OF THE LOST MUMMIES--Don inspects tunnels underneath Egypts first pyramid, decodes the first writtenlanguage in history, examines the remains of Muslim and Roman fortresses, and encounters hundreds ofEgyptian mummies.

    GODS OF WAR--Zeus and Poseidon face off, as the Turkish landscape conceals the mysterious legends of theTrojan War and the evidence of a kings scheme to erect one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World--ondesecrated ground.

    ALCATRAZ DOWN UNDER--Sydneys startling underground history comes to life as Don reveals a 19th-Centuryprison, a complex of caves that sheltered an outlaw gang, a secret World War II chemical weapons stash, and

    more.

    BONUS FEATURE: Additional Footage