The Silk Road
Historian Sam Willis reveals how the Silk Road was the world's first global superhighway, where people with new ideas, new cultures and new religions made exchanges that shaped humanity.
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Historian Sam Willis reveals how the Silk Road was the world's first global superhighway, where people with new ideas, new cultures and new religions made exchanges that shaped humanity.

The Silk Road
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The Silk Road
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Tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr. Sam Willis reveals how an emperor's desire for silk...

The Silk Road
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The Silk Road
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Dr Sam Willis travels west to central Asia to discover the history of the Sogdians, a people whose role was pivotal to...

Dr Sam Willis journeys west to the ancient capital of Byzantium to discover how the eastern Roman Empire was ruled...
Sat Sep 23, 5:00pm
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The Silk Road