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Ancient Inventions (1998)

Documentary · History

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series is split into 3 episodes, namely City Life, Sex and Love, and War and Conflicts, all around 50 min long.

IMDb rating
7.8 (149 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Magellan TV · Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.80 avg 3 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 25 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 39 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 21 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1City Life7.925
2Sex and Love7.039
3War and Conflict8.521