Genius of the Ancient World

Name: Genius of the Ancient World
Genre: Documentary

2015·1 Season·3 Episodes·★ 6.7

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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3 episodes

2015

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