What Was Ancient Rome Really Like? This Week on Nat Geo

If you are having trouble viewing this email, please visit this link. December 6 - 12 Share this story: When Rome Ruled - NEW - Starts SUNDAY at 9P et/pt This Sunday, Nat Geo presents two nights that take you back to the days of ancient Rome. At 9P et/pt, we reconstruct the day when the Colosseum first opened its doors through beast fights, executions, and a legendary duel. PREVIEW "Secrets of the Gladiators" >> Then, at 10P et/pt, Emperor Caligula inherited a vast empire, unimaginable wealth and the love of his people, but his reign descended into paranoia, depravity and insanity. PREVIEW "The Real Caligula" >>   Eyewitness: Crime Stories - NEW - TUESDAY at 8P et/pt If the only witness to a crime is also the traumatized victim, it's much harder to put a case together. How can new interview techniques and technologies help victims recall details about the crime they have otherwise forgotten? Watch a Preview >> Wild Justice: Deer Meat for Meth - NEW - WEDNESDAY at 10P et/pt Drugs and hunting create a dangerous mix as the California Game Wardens go after hunters feeding their meth addictions by poaching deer and drug dealers using the dark country roads to hide from the law. Watch a Preview >> Hitler's Stealth Fighter THURSDAY at 9P et/pt As World War II drew to a close, Nazi scientists were still working on weapons like the Horten 229, a bat-wing shaped, stealth fighter plane. Watch a Preview >> Dog Whisperer - NEW - FRIDAY at 8P et/pt Cesar works with a feisty Manchester Terrier, a Wheaten Terrier born in a puppy mill, and a dog with a crippling fear of the ocean. Watch a Preview >> Amish: Out of the Order - NEW - WED at 8P et/pt Follow a group of young people who have made the decision to leave their Amish faith. They've grown up largely apart from the mainstream but now they face the challenges of living in the modern world. Watch a Preview >> Top News Photos of 2010 See the best photo galleries of 2010 from National Geographic News, including a shocking sinkhole in Guatemala, fish with "hands," volcanic lightning in Iceland, and a crocodile-elephant fight. View Photos >> Big Cat Week on Nat Geo WILD Big Cat Week starts tonight with "Big Cat Odyssey." 30 years ago, award-winning filmmakers and National Geographic explorers Dereck and Beverly Joubert set out on a quest to get close to big cats. View the Schedule >> Mon 12/6 Tue 12/7 Wed 12/8 Thu 12/9 Fri 12/10 Sat 12/11 Sun 12/12 8P et/pt 2012: Countdown to Armageddon Eyewitness: Crime Stories - NEW - Amish: Out of the Order - NEW - Hitler's Hidden City Dog Whisperer - NEW - Hunt for the Somali Pirates Legend of the Holy Spear - NEW - 9P et/pt Aftermath: Population Zero Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell Border Wars: High-Speed Chase - NEW - Hitler's Stealth Fighter Border Wars: Dirty Money Wild Justice: Outgunned When Rome Ruled: Secrets of the Gladiators - NEW - 10P et/pt Explorer: 24 Hours After Hiroshima Wild Justice: Deer Meat for Meth - NEW - Naked Sci: Great Lakes Border Wars: High-Speed Chase Wild Justice: Deer Meat for Meth When Rome Ruled: The Real Caligula - NEW - Unsubscribe  |  NGC Privacy Policy You received this editorial/commercial e-newsletter from National Geographic because the information for your account indicates that National Geographic may contact you via e-mail. To unsubscribe from this e-newsletter, please click on the unsubscribe link above or send your request to: National Geographic Attn: E-newsletter Program 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036