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Civilisations

Civilisations (2018)

Documentary, Historical | UK

Director: Ashley Gething, Matthew Hill

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SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 5

SYNOPSIS

Think Renaissance and you think Italy. But in the 15th and 16th centuries the great Islamic empires experienced their own extraordinary cultural flowering.

Actors

Writer: Simon Schama, Mary Beard

Narrator: Liev Schreiber

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