The Naked Archaeologist The Mother of Archaeology (Season 1, Episode 23)
TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary, History

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The Naked Archaeologist

The Mother of Archaeology (Season 1, Episode 23)

TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary, History

St. Helena was the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine. She convinced him to establish Christianity as the official state religion in the 4th century. She was also the first Christian pilgrim. As a sprightly 70 year-old she traveled to...See moreSt. Helena was the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine. She convinced him to establish Christianity as the official state religion in the 4th century. She was also the first Christian pilgrim. As a sprightly 70 year-old she traveled to the Holy Land and "discovered" where Christ's cross was buried, where his tomb was and the route he walked through Jerusalem to be crucified. See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Simcha Jacobovici Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Deadly Currents (1991)
Leslie Hoppe Self (as Father Leslie Hoppe) Self (as Father Leslie Hoppe) See fewer	The Naked Archaeologist (2005)
Annette Yoshiko Reed Self Self See fewer	The Naked Archaeologist (2005)
Wajeeh Nuseibeh Self (as Wajeeh Museibeh) Self (as Wajeeh Museibeh) See fewer	The Church (2020)
Theophilos III Self Self See fewer	Im Haus meines Vaters sind viele Wohnungen (2010)
Fernando Couto Self Self See fewer	Serramoura (2014)
Elisa Cegani Helena (archive footage) Helena (archive footage) See fewer	But It's Nothing Serious (1936)
Claudette Colbert Cleopatra (archive footage) Cleopatra (archive footage) See fewer	It Happened One Night (1934)
Charlton Heston Ben-Hur (archive footage) Ben-Hur (archive footage) See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
Pope Pius XII Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Embezzled Heaven (1958)
Cornel Wilde Constantine (archive footage) Constantine (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)