About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
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Israel: The Land where Time began
We travel through 2000 years of history in Israel – the Land where Time began. Our journey starts in Caesarea, the port city built … Continue reading
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Tagged Acco, Acre, Baha’i Gardens, Beit She’an, Byzantine, Caesarea, chariots, Crusaders, Haifa, Herod, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Kibbutz, Lower Galilee, mosaics, Mosques, Mt. Carmel, Ottoman, pilgrims, Roman Theatre
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Israel: Reflections on Archaeology
A look back at my visits to Acco, Beit She’an and Caesarea in Israel and the wealth of opportunities that exist for amateur archaeologists … Continue reading
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Tagged Acco, Acre, amphitheatre, aqueduct, archaeology, Beit She’an, British mandate, Caesarea, Crusader Kingdom, earthquakes, Europe, Herod, hippodrome, history, Holy Land, Hospitallers, Israel, Italy, Jews, Jordan Valley, Josephus Flavius, Marco Polo, Marmaluke Conquest, mosaics, Muslims, Old Acre Development Company, Ottoman City, pilgrims, Pompeii, Ptolemais, Richard the Lionheart, Roman temple, Scythopolis, Turks
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Islands of Malta: St. Paul and the Romans
Caught up in the struggle for domination of the Mediterranean, Malta enjoys a relatively peaceful period of Roman rule, notable primarily for the unexpected … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeologists, Carthaginians, catacombs, Catholicism, Emperor Claudius, Etruscans, Governor Publius, Gozo, Greeks, Islands, Malta, Mdina, Mdina Cathedral, Mediterranean, Melita, mosaics, Punic Wars, Rabat, Roman Empire, Roman townhouse, Romans, salt pans, sculpture, St. Paul
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