History's Mysteries

From the earliest recorded references of the fighting sports to a modern octagon, where combatants beat each other to a bloody pulp.

Examines the legends and real life occurrences of so-called "ghost ships" found abandoned on the high seas with no crew on board and purported sightings of supernatural specters. Includes the Flying Dutchman, the privateers Dash and Young Teazer, brig Mary Celeste, commercial schooner Carroll A. Deering, and MV Joyita.

A sperm whale attacks an 1820 whaling ship and inspires Herman Melville's "Moby Dick".

Some Roman gladiators become the sports stars of their day.

The Roman catacombs are a labyrinth of burial chambers and vaults.

New York's downtown slums; organized crime.