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Ancient Worlds
Ancient Worlds

Ancient Worlds

8.0/10

60 Minutes

Country:GB

Seasons:1

Networks:BBC Two

2010-11-10 - 2010-12-15

Documentary
Spoken Languages: English

Overview:

Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles traces the development of Western civilization, from the first cities in Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire. In this six-part series, Miles travels through the Middle East, Egypt, Pakistan and the Mediterranean to discover how the challenges of society -- religion and politics, art and culture, war and diplomacy, technology and trade -- were dealt with and fought over in order to maintain a functioning civilization. Stories are told of disappeared, ruined and modern cities, from ancient Iraq to modern Damascus, to reveal how successes and failures of the ancients shaped the world today.

Seasons

1

Episode Runtime

60 Minutes

First Air Date

2010-11-10

Rating

8.0

Production companies

BBC Productions

Genre

Documentary