Legacy - The Origins of Civilization — Season 1, Episode 6: The Barbarian West
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
Now adopted nearly all over the globe, the modern Western ideas of individualism, property, and purposeful history trace their roots to Christianity, Greco-Roman humanism, and Germanic social values.
About Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
What can the past teach us about the present? Come along as charismatic historian Michael Wood (The Story of India) travels the globe to trace the origins of six great civilizations: Iraq, India, China, Egypt, Central America, and Western Europe. Each journey offers surprising perspectives on questions that matter today-about the environment, the individual, society, and spirituality.