Cities of the Underworld

  • : 2007
  • : 48
  • : 18
  • History
  • Documentary History

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3x1
City of Blood: London, England
Episode overview
26, 2008
The third-season opener explores Victorian-era London, when hard times forced many to take extreme measures to procure food and shelter.
3x2
Tunnels of Hell
Episode overview
02, 2008
Exploring the Japanese island of Okinawa and its complex system of subterranean tunnels, caves and bunkers that was used during World War II.
3x3
Real Mafia Underground
Episode overview
09, 2008
Underground Sicily and the origins of the Mafia are explored. Included: the escape route of a mob boss; a bone crypt; and bunkers used during World War II by the Axis powers.
3x4
Secret Sin City: Las Vegas, USA
Episode overview
16, 2008
Underground Las Vegas is explored. Included: secret surveillance centers for casinos; underground vaults; and tunnels used during the Prohibition era.
3x5
Hitler's Trenches
Episode overview
23, 2008
Underground Belgium is explored, focusing on the trenches and tunnels of World War I.
3x6
Barbarian's Lair
Episode overview
01, 2008
Exploring life beneath the streets in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
3x7
Land of Manson
Episode overview
07, 2008
Underground Los Angeles is explored. Included: Charles Manson's subterranean hideaways; tunnels used by corrupt cops; the subway system; and military bunkers.
3x8
Gladiators: Blood Sport
Episode overview
15, 2008
Ancient Rome is explored, focusing on places associated with gladiators, including the Colosseum, brothels and crypts. Also: a school where gladiators learned how to fight and survive.
3x9
Secret Holy Land
Episode overview
22, 2008
Underground Ethiopia is explored. Included: tombs of emperors; subterranean cathedrals; and the palace of the Queen of Sheba. Also: theories regarding the possible resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.
3x10
Under the Rock
Episode overview
12, 2009
Underground San Francisco is explored. Included: an ammunitions depot; a former repository for nuclear missiles; Civil War fortifications beneath Alcatraz; and tunnels below Chinatown.
3x11
Tomb of the Lost Mummies
Episode overview
26, 2009
Underground Cairo is explored, focusing on ancient structures that have withstood time and countless invasions. Included: a step pyramid built a century before the Giza pyramids; and a .. show full overview
3x12
Gods of War
Episode overview
02, 2009
Underground Turkey is explored, focusing on the remnants from invasions and travelers on the trade routes. Included: the lore of the Trojan War.
3x13
Alcatraz Down Under: Sydney, Australia
Episode overview
09, 2009
Underground Sydney is explored. Included: a 19th-century prison; caves that were once home to fugitive outlaws; gold mines. Also: a secret World War II storage place for chemical weapons is toured by those who once worked there.

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