Ancient Worlds (2010)

Name: Ancient Worlds
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Richard Miles

Documentary

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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (239 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Richard Miles Himself - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.38 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 7.3 59 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Come Together	7.5	43
2	The Age of Iron	7.8	35
3	The Greek Thing	7.4	27
4	Return of the King	7.0	26
5	Republic of Virtue	7.3	30
6	City of Man, City of God	7.3	28