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Questions the myths and unravels age-old clichés about ancient cultures.
Episode 3 : Episode 3
October. 30,2016
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Episode 2 : Episode 2
October. 23,2016
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Season 1
What were the Vikings really like? What did the Romans accomplish? And do the singular achievements of the ancient Greeks live on in our society today? Democracy, science, theatre, plumbing, modern roads, laws, the Olympics, conquering the seas, and the onset of globalization are all at the heart of modern society, but in fact were inherited from the ancient worlds of the Greeks, the Romans and the Vikings.
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