Documentary about the Middle East and its history. Pan over ruined Phoenician port on Mediterranean Sea; man working on dry-docked boat; multiple shots, Roman ruins, Baalbek; boy playing on Roman water wheel; man next to book shelves selects book and pages through, medium CU; rooftops of Jerusalem; temple w/ Mount of Olives, background, long shot; crowd shot, identified as Muslims; view of minarets and domes; wide view, crusader fort