Where To Stream Andrew Marr's History of the World Season 1 Episode 2
Age of Empire
- Aired September 30, 2012
- 60 Min
- Rated 9.0
- Number 3 Of 8 Rated Episodes
In this episode, Andrew Marr tells the story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world. From the Assyrians to Alexander the Great, conquerors rampaged across the Middle East and vicious wars were fought all the way from China to the Mediterranean. But this time of chaos and destruction also brought enormous progress and inspired human development. In the Middle East, the Phoenicians invented the alphabet, and one of the most powerful ideas in world history emerged:...