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The Power of Ideas (500 BCE - 200 BCE)

Michael Wood’s epic series moves on to the revolutionary years after 500BC - the Age of the Buddha. Travelling by rail to the ancient cities of the Ganges plain, by army convoy through Northern Iraq, and on down the Khyber Pass, he shows how Alexander the Great’s invasion of India inspired her first empire.

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  • Originally Aired August 31, 2007
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network BBC Two
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Name Type Role
Michael Wood Writer
Jeremy Jeffs Director