What the Ancients Did for Us

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What the Ancients Did for Us is a nine-part British television series that explores the social and scientific advances of ancient civilizations. Hosted by Adam Hart-Davis and produced by the Open University, it first aired on BBC Two in February 2005.

[edit] Episodes

1. "The Islamic World"
2. "The Chinese"
3. "The Aztecs, Maya and Incas"
4. "The Romans"
5. "The Indians"
6. "The Mesopotamians"
7. "The Egyptians"
8. "The Greeks"
9. "The Britons"

[edit] External links

• BBC page on What the Ancients Did for Us
• Open University page on What the Ancients Did for Us
• "Ancient art of invention," an article about some of the featured inventions, from The Scotsman