In the ancient Mayan city of Takal.

In the days of the ancient Incas, it was the largest city in America.

So stay with me, because it does circle around and back.

This is the ancient city of Pompeii.

Rome, Museum of Ancient Art

Rome is famous for its ancient architecture.

Confused?

Created in the 5th century B.C. , which was the Classical period of Ancient Greece

But, every moment of human history, from the Stone Age to the Information Age, from Sumer and Babylon to the iPod and celebrity gossip, they've all been carried out every book that you've read, every poem, every laugh, every tear they've all happened here.

Seeped into the roman empire.

The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.

The ancient and the modern are at war for the soul of Japan.

Itjtawy was ancient Egypt's capital for over four hundred years, at a period of time called the Middle Kingdom, about four thousand years ago.

(Laughter)

Rome has a lot of ancient buildings.

To the good old days.

There are a lot of old cities in Italy. Rome and Venice, for example.

The ancient Romans founded colonies throughout Europe.

It's carbon dated.

And all the historical time, that's Jesus and King David and the pyramids

Okay, let me just explain this to you.

And in that ancient time, there lived an ancient ancestor.

What do we learn from that?

We learn about ancient Rome and Greece.

Romans Chronicles.

Named after the Roman name'Lutetia 'for Paris

The Peloponnesian War was the great conflict in which the Greek city state system tore itself apart two and a half millennia ago.

Ancient sorcery

It's an ancient device.

An ancient Chinese dialect. Oh, right.

Rome is a city worth visiting.

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians

Ancient Egyptians Dark

An ancient Egyptian card deck.

I became increasingly fascinated by the diversity of life.

Aww. Them were the good old days.

Why did financing get easier and easier?

I don't mean the software

They're ancient symbols.

Ancient Greek Numbers

Old Persian

Ancient

And those who shunned politics, well, they were idiots.

I have nothing to do with the war