Genius of the Ancient World

  • : 2015
  • : 3
  • : 3
  • BBC Four
  • 21
  • Documentary History Mini-series

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Buddha
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05, 2015
Historian Bettany Hughes investigates the ideas of ancient philosophers, starting with the Indian nobleman Siddhartha Gautama, more popularly known as Buddha. Thought to have been lived .. show full overview
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Socrates
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12, 2015
Bettany Hughes' series profiling the most celebrated thinkers of the Ancient world continues as she turns her attention to Socrates. Heading to Greece, she details how the Athenian .. show full overview
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Confucius
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19, 2015
Bettany Hughes' series exploring the lives and teachings of influential ancient philosophers draws to a close with a profile of Confucius, who is credited as the first Chinese thinker to .. show full overview

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