IN SIX EPISODES, DR. BOB BIANCHI LEADS AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF HISTORIANS AND ARCHAEOLOGISTS WHO TAKE US BACK TO THE ANCIENT CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT.
LOGLINE
For a thousand years — from its founding by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC until its fall in the 7th century AD — Alexandria served as the beating intellectual heart of the ancient world, and was home to some of its most astonishing architectural wonders. Renowned historian and archaeologist, Dr. Bob Bianchi, is our guide to this wellspring of human achievements and enlightenment, which served as the very foundation of our modern world.
MEET OUR HOST
DR. ROBERT BIANCHI
Host & Co-Creator
With over 50 years as a museum curator and college professor across three continents, Dr. Bob Bianchi specializes in cultural connections between ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations. Dr. Bob has published more than 30 books and hundreds of articles. Widely traveled, with a command of eight languages, he is also an experienced field archaeologist with 15 excavation seasons under his belt. Dr. Bob is an internationally-recognized expert in the ancient world who uses his knowledge, experience, and infectious on-camera presence to captivate television audiences, and has appeared on more than 120 shows, on such networks as National Geographic, the History Channel, CBS, and ABC.
Dr. Bob Bianchi is the only scholar alive today whose lifetime of experience in television and scholarship uniquely qualifies him to take viewers on a six-episode journey back through time. Dr. Bob’s extended family once lived in Alexandria. Connecting with his roots, he began visiting and studying there in the early 1970s, concentrating on its ancient art and architecture, about which he has written extensively. His personal connection informs his passion for the cultural legacy of this city, which he enthusiastically imparts to captivated audiences.
DR. BOB’S SHOWREEL
EPISODES
Each episode of this series will be jam-packed with mind-blowing, groundbreaking facts, some of which will directly challenge established historical convention, and will feature cliffhangers designed to entice viewers to return for the next episode.
Thanks to a cast of talented actors, viewers will also meet some of history’s most compelling and memorable characters, going beyond mere surface level examinations to delve into who they were and what motivated them.
MEET OUR TEAM
SCOTT PIRNIE
CREATOR/EP
MEET OUR EXPERTS
Ancient Alexandria and those who lived there will be brought to life by a diverse and gifted team of international archeologists and production crew members from all over the world.
DR. MONA HAGAG
Professor of Classical Archaeology, Head of the Department of Greek & Roman Archaeology, Alexandria University, and director of the Egyptian Mission to Al-Shatby Necropolis.
DR. GRZEGORZ MAJCHEREK
Assistant Professor, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and director of the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Mission to Kom el-Dikka.
DR. ZIAD MORSY
Visiting Lecturer of Maritime Archaeology/ HFF Scholar at Alexandria Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage, University of Southampton, Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology.
DR. MARIE-DOMINIQUE NENNA
Director of Research, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Research Laboratory HiSoMA, Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée, Lyons, and Director of the Centre d'Études Alexandrines (CEAlex), Egypt.
DR. ATHANASIOS KOUTOPOS
A PhD expert on religious studies, history and archaeology, especially of the Graeco-Roman and Early Christian eras in Eastern Mediterranean.
DR. THOMAS FAUCHER
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique / French National Centre for Scientific Research, Centre d'Études Alexandrines, USR 3134 du CNRS, Director
DR. KYRIAKOS SAVVOPOULOS
Research Fellow and Tutor in the Faculty of Classics, Oxford University. Since 2014, he has been working as researcher and co-editor on the Corpus of Ptolemaic Inscriptions from Egypt (CPI) project, based in the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents (Oxford University).
DR. EIRINI CHRYSOCHERI
Marine Archaeologist, Hellenic Institute of Ancient and Medieval Alexandrian Studies and lecturer on Maritime Archaeology in the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in Rhodes.
DR. MOHAMED AWAD
An architect by profession and a lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Alexandria University. He founded the Alexandria Preservation Trust in 1985, a privately funded NGO to promote the preservation of Alexandria's cultural heritage. "Alexandria through the Ages" is a permanent exhibition of his personal collection in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
DR. PAOLO GALLO
Professor of Egyptology at the University of Torino and Director of the Italian Archaeological Institute at Aboukir, Egypt. The director of the Italian archaeological mission to Nelson Island, located about 11 miles from the Alexandria city center, since 1998.
DR. EMAD KHALIL
Professor of Maritime Archaeology and founding director, Alexandria Centre for Maritime Archaeology & Underwater Cultural Heritage, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Dr. HARRY TZALAS
Founder and President of the Hellenic Institute for Ancient and Medieval Alexandrian Studies, Athens. He was granted a concession for an underwater archaeological survey of the extended eastern Alexandrian coastline and over the past 20 years has headed the Greek Mission in a total of 30 campaigns.
ENJI RASHWAN
An Egyptian Conservator at Ministry of Antiquities
DR. SAMA ABDALLAH
An Egyptian Forensic anthropologist.