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Andrew Marr's History of the World

The Word and the Sword (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, History

Andrew Marr plunges into the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD. This was an age that saw the bloody prince Ashoka turn to Buddhism in India, the ill-fated union of Julius Caesar and Egypt's Cleopatra, the...See moreAndrew Marr plunges into the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD. This was an age that saw the bloody prince Ashoka turn to Buddhism in India, the ill-fated union of Julius Caesar and Egypt's Cleopatra, the unstoppable rise of Christianity across the Roman Empire, and the dramatic spread of Islam from Spain to Central Asia. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Writer
Andrew Marr (written by)
Producer
Composers
Peter Hartshorne (original music) | Robert Hartshorne (original music)
Cinematographers
Editors
Giles Llewellyn-Thomas | Jonathan Miles (as Jonathan Granger Miles)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 7, 2012

Release date
Oct 7, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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4 cast members
Name Known for
Andrew Marr
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Joe Vaz
Paul Paul   See fewer
Pierre Marais
Dying Soldier (uncredited) Dying Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Aubrey Shelton
Julius Caesar (uncredited) Julius Caesar (uncredited)   See fewer
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