The Universe (2007)

Saison 9 : Épisode 6

Les monuments antiques de Rome ont-ils des liens secrets avec le Soleil ? New archaeological evidence, confirmed by NASA data and recreated in state-of-the-art virtual reality, suggests that early Roman emperors mastered architecture and astronomy to make the Sun create strange special effects for reasons both political and personal. One set up an obelisk and altar that blocked the Sun on the anniversary of Julius Caesar's murder, another built a domed room that bathed him in sunlight on certain days, and the Emperor Hadrian designed the Pantheon to mark cosmic events like equinoxes, and turned the central "oculus" of the temple dome into his own personal spotlight, but for what nefarious purposes? Nous découvrons les derniers grands mystères du plus grand empire du monde antique. Les réponses sont cachées dans des ruines antiques... et parmi les étoiles.