Sphinx - secrets of history

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Television broadcast
Original title Sphinx - secrets of history
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 1994-2007
length 40-45 minutes
Episodes 51 in 8 seasons
genre History , documentation
First broadcast December 4, 1994 on ZDF

Sphinx - Secrets of History is a documentary series by ZDF that was broadcast as part of the ZDF Expedition . Sphinx explored famous myths or historical events and often portrayed important personalities of contemporary history. After the ZDF expedition was renamed Terra X, Sphinx was no longer continued. The reruns today run under their original title or under the Terra X brand, depending on the broadcaster .

production

A lot of effort is made to produce the episodes. In the episode "Children's Crusade" were z. B. more than 600 individual actors are involved and a complete medieval street was built especially for the production.

All episodes

Season 1 (1994/1995)

episode Episode by season Episode title First broadcast
01 01 Hannibal - The horror of Rome 04th Dec. 1994 (ZDF)
02 02 The hunt for the amber room December 11, 1994 (ZDF)
03 03 Death came over the sea: Crete - Paradise lost 0Jan. 8, 1995 (ZDF)
04 04 Cleopatra - The last smile of the pharaohs Jan. 15, 1995 (ZDF)
05 05 Death rider from the steppe - The Huns storm Europe Jan. 22, 1995 (ZDF)

Season 2 (1996/1997)

episode Episode by season Episode title First broadcast
06 01 The fantastic journeys of Marco Polo 0April 5, 1996 (arte)
07 02 Rasputin - holy demon at the Tsar's court April 12, 1996 (arte)
08 03 Lucrezia Borgia - Daughter of Satan in the Vatican April 19, 1996 (arte)
09 04 The wonder of the world - a German emperor in Apulia

Alternative title: Hammer of the World - Friedrich II.

April 26, 1996 (arte)
10 05 Vikings - geniuses from the cold 0May 3, 1996 (arte)
11 06 Storm over Asia - Alexander the Great May 10, 1996 (arte)
12 07 Diving trip to Cleopatra (special) Jan. 22, 1997 (ZDF)

Season 3 (1997)

episode Episode by season Episode title First broadcast
13 01 Witch hunt in the name of God - In the torture cellars of the Inquisition 0Nov. 1, 1997 (arte)
14th 02 Kill the Whore - The Fall of Maria Stuart 0November 8, 1997 (arte)
15th 03 Magician on the Dragon Throne - China's First Emperor and his tomb Nov. 15, 1997 (arte)
16 04 Nero - legend of a monster November 22, 1997 (arte)
17th 05 The seven wonders of the world - eternity made by human hands 0December 6, 1997 (arte)
18th 06 Ramses - darling of the gods December 13, 1997 (arte)

Season 4 (1999/2000)

episode Episode by season Episode title First broadcast
19th 01 Nostradamus - prophet of doom 05th Sep 1999 (ZDF)
20th 02 Sissi - an unhappy empress 19 Sep 1999 (ZDF)
21st 03 Richard the Lionheart - Crusade into Adventure 26 Sep 1999 (ZDF)
22nd 04 Casanova - The real story 0October 3, 1999 (ZDF)
23 05 Charlemagne - riddle about the first emperor October 17, 1999 (ZDF)
24 06 Destroy Carthage ! - The fall of a world power 0Jan. 8, 2000 (arte)

Season 5 (2000/2001)

episode Episode by season Episode title First broadcast
25th 01 The Romanov Files - Tsar Nicholas II Oct. 29, 2000 (ZDF)
26th 02 The heretic's mummy - Akhenaten and Nefertiti 0Nov. 5, 2000 (ZDF)
27 03 Under the sign of the Holy Blood - King Arthur and the search for the Grail Nov. 12, 2000 (ZDF)
28 04 Pirate gold for England - Francis Drake Nov. 19, 2000 (ZDF)
29 05 The dream of the Taj Mahal - storm over India December 17, 2000 (ZDF)
30th 06 The secret of the white gold 0Jan. 1, 2001 (ZDF)

Season 6 (2002/2003)

episode Episode by season Episode title First broadcast
31 01 The Kaspar Hauser murder case 17 Aug 2002 (arte)
32 02 Pizarro - The blood of the sun god Aug. 24, 2002 (arte)
33 03 The Sphinx - The Riddle in Stone 31 Aug 2002 (arte)
34 04 Spartacus - gladiator against Rome 0Sep 7 2002 (arte)
35 05 Vasco da Gama - The Hunt for the Spice Islands December 29, 2002 (ZDF)
36 06 Myth of Babylon - Nebuchadnezzar 0Jan. 1, 2003 (ZDF)
37 07 Napoléon - Truth and Legend 0Jan. 5, 2003 (ZDF)

Season 7 (2004/2005)

episode Episode by season Episode title First broadcast
38 01 Trapped in the realm of the Shogun 14 Aug 2004 (arte)
39 02 The last battle of the Celts November 14, 2004 (ZDF)
40 03 Imhotep - Pharaoh's magician Nov 21, 2004 (ZDF)
41 04 Genghis Khan - The Apocalyptic Horseman December 26, 2004 (ZDF)
42 05 The Maya - The Revenge of the Rain God 0Jan. 2, 2005 (ZDF)
43 06 Ludwig II. - Death of the fairy tale king 0Jan. 9, 2005 (ZDF)
44 07 Crusade to Hell - The Knights Templar Jan. 16, 2005 (ZDF)
45 08 Marie Antoinette - From Throne to Scaffold Jan. 23, 2005 (ZDF)

Season 8 (2006/2007)

episode Episode by season Episode title First broadcast
46 01 Savonarola - The black prophet 03rd Sep 2006 (arte)
47 02 Children's crusade 03rd Sep 2006 (arte)
48 03 Henry VIII - murderer on the royal throne 16 Sep 2006 (arte)
49 04 The Turin Shroud , alternative title: The man on the Shroud November 19, 2006 (ZDF)
50 05 Joan of Arc - The Maid of Orleans December 26, 2006 (ZDF)
51 06 The ice-cold Tsarina - Catherine the Great 0Jan. 1, 2007 (ZDF)

See also

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