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Alexandria: The Greatest City

06/01/2010

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0hr 48min

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Documentary

STORY

Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC to become the world's first global centre of culture. The documentary also looks at the role of astronomer and philosopher Hypatia, and incorporates stunning footage from the feature film 'Agora'.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Bettany Hughes

    Director

  • Nick Gillam-Smith

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Lion Television
  • History

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Bettany Hughes

Self - Presenter

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