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David Scahill
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Genius of the Ancient World Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
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About
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 12015
7.129432h 54m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Buddha | 7.0 | 104 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Socrates | 7.2 | 106 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Confucius | 7.1 | 84 | 58 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Bettany Hughes Self - Presenter
Amartya Sen Self - Economist
Apostolos C. Doxiadis Self - Writer
Michael Cosmopoulos Self - Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Shantum Seth Self - Buddhist Zen Master
Angela Hobbs Self - Public Understanding of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
Martin Palmer Self - China Scholar
David Scahill American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Xinzhong Yao Self - Professor, School of Philosophy, Renmin University, Beijing
Vikram Lall Self - Buddhist Architecture Scholar
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