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Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome
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Title: Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome

Release Date: 20 Aug 2015

Runtime: 1h

Genre: Documentary

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Production Companies: Brave New Media

Overview: The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.

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Average Vote: 4.5 (2 votes)

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  • Self - Presenter: Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
  • Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome (Season 1)

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