Ancient Worlds

Name: Ancient Worlds
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-11-10
Rating: 9
Cast: Richard Miles

9.0First aired 2010-11-10Last aired 2010-12-15Status: Ended

Documentary

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Networks: BBC Two

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.