{"id":8943,"date":"2016-07-15T12:26:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T16:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/smithsonian-block-to-spotlight-ancient-civilizations\/"},"modified":"2016-07-15T12:29:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T16:29:51","slug":"smithsonian-block-to-spotlight-ancient-civilizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/smithsonian-block-to-spotlight-ancient-civilizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian Block to Spotlight Ancient Civilizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Next month, Smithsonian Channel is slated to begin airing Behind the Lost Empires, a new programming block focused on the secrets of ancient civilizations from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the Lost Empires will feature specials on the lost city of Pompeii, a recently discovered Roman gladiator school in Europe, China&#8217;s Han Dynasty and its infamous female leader Emperor Wu, and Burma, the world&#8217;s first golden civilization. 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