A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff\'s Dept. and the state\'s most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC to become the world\'s first global centre of culture. The documentary also looks at the role of astronomer and philosopher Hypatia, and incorporates stunning footage from the feature film \'Agora\'.