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
77200703300 ♠ 0 4th Dec. 1994 (ZDF)
02
02
The hunt for the amber room
77201354475 ♠ December 11, 1994 (ZDF)
03
03
Death came over the sea: Crete - Paradise lost
77207029000 ♠ 0 Jan. 8, 1995 (ZDF)
04
04
Cleopatra - The last smile of the pharaohs
77207680175 ♠ Jan. 15, 1995 (ZDF)
05
05
Death rider from the steppe - The Huns storm Europe
77208331350 ♠ Jan. 22, 1995 (ZDF)
Season 2 (1996/1997)
episode
Episode by season
Episode title
First broadcast
06
01
The fantastic journeys of Marco Polo
77254378725 ♠ 0 April 5, 1996 (arte)
07
02
Rasputin - holy demon at the Tsar's court
77255029900 ♠ April 12, 1996 (arte)
08
03
Lucrezia Borgia - Daughter of Satan in the Vatican
77255681075 ♠ April 19, 1996 (arte)
09
04
The wonder of the world - a German emperor in Apulia
Alternative title: Hammer of the World - Friedrich II.
77256332250 ♠ April 26, 1996 (arte)
10
05
Vikings - geniuses from the cold
77257169475 ♠ 0 May 3, 1996 (arte)
11
06
Storm over Asia - Alexander the Great
77257820650 ♠ May 10, 1996 (arte)
12
07
Diving trip to Cleopatra (special)
77285728150 ♠ 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
77313542625 ♠ 0 Nov. 1, 1997 (arte)
14th
02
Kill the Whore - The Fall of Maria Stuart
77314193800 ♠ 0 November 8, 1997 (arte)
15th
03
Magician on the Dragon Throne - China's First Emperor and his tomb
77314844975 ♠ Nov. 15, 1997 (arte)
16
04
Nero - legend of a monster
77315496150 ♠ November 22, 1997 (arte)
17th
05
The seven wonders of the world - eternity made by human hands
77316984550 ♠ 0 December 6, 1997 (arte)
18th
06
Ramses - darling of the gods
77317635725 ♠ December 13, 1997 (arte)
Season 4 (1999/2000)
episode
Episode by season
Episode title
First broadcast
19th
01
Nostradamus - prophet of doom
77385357925 ♠ 0 5th Sep 1999 (ZDF)
20th
02
Sissi - an unhappy empress
77386660275 ♠ 19 Sep 1999 (ZDF)
21st
03
Richard the Lionheart - Crusade into Adventure
77387311450 ♠ 26 Sep 1999 (ZDF)
22nd
04
Casanova - The real story
77388148675 ♠ 0 October 3, 1999 (ZDF)
23
05
Charlemagne - riddle about the first emperor
77389451025 ♠ October 17, 1999 (ZDF)
24
06
Destroy Carthage ! - The fall of a world power
77400521000 ♠ 0 Jan. 8, 2000 (arte)
Season 5 (2000/2001)
episode
Episode by season
Episode title
First broadcast
25th
01
The Romanov Files - Tsar Nicholas II
77429265725 ♠ Oct. 29, 2000 (ZDF)
26th
02
The heretic's mummy - Akhenaten and Nefertiti
77430009925 ♠ 0 Nov. 5, 2000 (ZDF)
27
03
Under the sign of the Holy Blood - King Arthur and the search for the Grail
77430661100 ♠ Nov. 12, 2000 (ZDF)
28
04
Pirate gold for England - Francis Drake
77431312275 ♠ Nov. 19, 2000 (ZDF)
29
05
The dream of the Taj Mahal - storm over India
77434103025 ♠ December 17, 2000 (ZDF)
30th
06
The secret of the white gold
77438568225 ♠ 0 Jan. 1, 2001 (ZDF)
Season 6 (2002/2003)
episode
Episode by season
Episode title
First broadcast
31
01
The Kaspar Hauser murder case
77499592625 ♠ 17 Aug 2002 (arte)
32
02
Pizarro - The blood of the sun god
77500243800 ♠ Aug. 24, 2002 (arte)
33
03
The Sphinx - The Riddle in Stone
77500894975 ♠ 31 Aug 2002 (arte)
34
04
Spartacus - gladiator against Rome
77501639175 ♠ 0 Sep 7 2002 (arte)
35
05
Vasco da Gama - The Hunt for the Spice Islands
77512616125 ♠ December 29, 2002 (ZDF)
36
06
Myth of Babylon - Nebuchadnezzar
77515965025 ♠ 0 Jan. 1, 2003 (ZDF)
37
07
Napoléon - Truth and Legend
77516337125 ♠ 0 Jan. 5, 2003 (ZDF)
Season 7 (2004/2005)
episode
Episode by season
Episode title
First broadcast
38
01
Trapped in the realm of the Shogun
77576710350 ♠ 14 Aug 2004 (arte)
39
02
The last battle of the Celts
77585640750 ♠ November 14, 2004 (ZDF)
40
03
Imhotep - Pharaoh's magician
77586291925 ♠ Nov 21, 2004 (ZDF)
41
04
Genghis Khan - The Apocalyptic Horseman
77589733850 ♠ December 26, 2004 (ZDF)
42
05
The Maya - The Revenge of the Rain God
77593454850 ♠ 0 Jan. 2, 2005 (ZDF)
43
06
Ludwig II. - Death of the fairy tale king
77594106025 ♠ 0 Jan. 9, 2005 (ZDF)
44
07
Crusade to Hell - The Knights Templar
77594757200 ♠ Jan. 16, 2005 (ZDF)
45
08
Marie Antoinette - From Throne to Scaffold
77595408375 ♠ Jan. 23, 2005 (ZDF)
Season 8 (2006/2007)
episode
Episode by season
Episode title
First broadcast
46
01
Savonarola - The black prophet
77656060675 ♠ 0 3rd Sep 2006 (arte)
47
02
Children's crusade
77656060675 ♠ 0 3rd Sep 2006 (arte)
48
03
Henry VIII - murderer on the royal throne
77657270000 ♠ 16 Sep 2006 (arte)
49
04
The Turin Shroud , alternative title: The man on the Shroud
77663502675 ♠ November 19, 2006 (ZDF)
50
05
Joan of Arc - The Maid of Orleans
77667130650 ♠ December 26, 2006 (ZDF)
51
06
The ice-cold Tsarina - Catherine the Great
77670758625 ♠ 0 Jan. 1, 2007 (ZDF)
See also
Web links
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