Genius of the Ancient World TV Listings

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Genius of the Ancient World is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):

• Mon 20

  1:30 am ends 2:30 am

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  Buddha — Genius of the Ancient World

  Season 1 · Episode 1

  Historian Bettany Hughes investigates the ideas of ancient philosophers, starting with the Indian nobleman Siddhartha Gautama, more popularly known as Buddha. Thought to have been lived and tought between the sixth and fourth centuries BC, the sage and holy man inspired a diverse belief system that influences the lives of millions of people to this day. She travels to India, where the Buddha experienced the challenging ideas and extreme methods of wandering 'truth seekers', after he had abandoned his family and homeland in the Himalayas to embark on his philosophical quest to find a solution to human suffering

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• Mon 27

  1:10 am ends 2:10 am

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  Socrates — Genius of the Ancient World

  Season 1 · Episode 2

  Bettany Hughes turns her attention to Socrates, detailing how the Athenian philosopher secured a reputation as an influential maverick. She also highlights how his contributions as one of the founders of Western philosophy did not please his detractors, as his outspoken defence of his beliefs ultimately led to his execution

  More details for Genius of the Ancient World, Mon 27, 1:10 am