The Ancient World is presented by historian Bettany Hughes which gives us a personal take on the ancient world cultures in this documentary series aired on Channel 4 network and takes us on a journey all over the ancient world from Egypt to Greece.
Created byBettany Hughes
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- October 23, 2004
- Last aired
- March 24, 2010
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Bettany Hughes
Herself
- Created by
- Bettany Hughes
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