Basic Info

First Air: January 07, 1994

Rating: ⭐ 7.4/10 (10 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 94

Last Episode

Name: The Magic of Alchemy

Season: 5, Episode: 3

Air Date: 1998-08-17

Runtime: 45 min

Did masters of alchemy possess secret wisdom? What were they really seeking? These are but a few ANCIENT MYSTERIES. Nearly two thousand years ago, a shadowy group called alchemists embarked on a mysterious dangerous quest. In primitive laboratories they risked their lives trying to make gold. They also searched for divine wisdom - and the secret of immortality. Mysteries abound in alchemy's dark history. Was Sir Isaac Newton, one of history's greater minds, driven mad by his secret obsession with alchemy?

Videos

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Ancient Mysteries

1994 5 seasons 94 episodes ⭐ 7.4/10 10 votes

Overview

Ancient Mysteries is a television series that was produced by FilmRoos and originally broadcast on A&E between 7 January 1994 and 3 May 1998 with reruns airing until 2000. Reruns were also re-broadcast on The Biography Channel during the 2000s. The series deals with historical mysteries and is mostly hosted by Leonard Nimoy, which recalls the late-1970s TV series In Search Of ...