Ancient Inventions

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by former Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series is split into 3 episodes, namely City Life, Sex and Love, and War and Conflicts, all around 50 min long.

External links

  • Ancient Inventions at the Internet Movie Database
  • Official dvd release

    • See also

  • Ancient Discoveries
  • The Re-Inventors


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    Shreveport Times 22 Mar 2025
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    Greek Reporter 21 Mar 2025
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    Greek Reporter 21 Mar 2025
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    New Scientist 21 Mar 2025
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    China Daily 21 Mar 2025
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    Madhyamam 20 Mar 2025
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    Greek Reporter 18 Mar 2025
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    Futurism 16 Mar 2025
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    Feature: Keeping China's centuries-old paper-making craft alive

    China.dot.org 15 Mar 2025
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    The Unz Review 12 Mar 2025
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