Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery · SEASON 12

The Detectives of Antiquity

Episode 17 · 2012-11-24

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Episode overview

This week's episode of Ulysses is tinged with mystery. The theme of the episode revolves around a simple question: is it possible to use the forensic techniques we read about in the newspapers or see on hit crime series like CSI to investigate crimes of the past, with laboratory analysis of skeletons found at archaeological sites? Like true detectives, we attempt to shed light on some enigmatic events that occurred many centuries ago. The profession of investigator and historian are not so different. We recount the brutal murder of a Roman nobleman and the trial that followed. Leading us in this investigation will be the greatest lawyer of antiquity: Cicero, who left a detailed account of this dramatic case, which took place in Rome in 81 BC.

132 minutes

Season 12 episodes

1. The Wonders of Christian Rome2012-03-10 2. The Conquest of Colors2012-03-17 3. A Journey Through the Secrets and Treasures of Ancient Ostia2012-03-24 4. The Long Night of the Titanic2012-03-31 5. Beyond Patagonia - Journey to the End of the World (Second Version)2012-04-07 6. The Long Journey of Ramesses2012-04-14 7. Journey Through the Alps2012-04-21 8. Disappeared Cities2012-04-28 9. Invisible Enemies2012-05-05 10. The Moon's Smile2012-09-29 11. Journey into the Minds of Animals2012-10-06 12. The Wonders and Secrets of Paris2012-10-13 13. Love in the Time of Nerone2012-10-20 14. The Birth of Athens2012-10-27 15. The Wonders of the Rift Valley2012-11-03 16. The Secrets of Victory2012-11-10 17. The Detectives of Antiquity2012-11-24 18. The Riddles of Civilizations (Second Version)2012-12-01