Genius of the Ancient World(2015)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2015-08-05
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 6.7
Votes: 12
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.
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Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
Buddha
Air Date: 2015-08-05
Bettany Hughes travels to India to investigate the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.
E02
Socrates
Air Date: 2015-08-12
Bettany Hughes is in Greece, on the trail of the influential maverick thinker Socrates.
E03
Confucius
Air Date: 2015-08-19
Bettany Hughes visits China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history.
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