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The Secrets to Civilisation: Cities and Empires

The Secrets to Civilisation (2021)

Documentary, Historical | UK

Director: Jonathan Drake

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SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 2 - Cities and Empires

SYNOPSIS

We explore the environmental conditions that helped the Roman Empire expand and how people working with new technologies took advantage of a favourable climate to create classical civilisation.

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Alice Roberts

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