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East To West

East To West

East To West

2012 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 6.0 Documentary

This six-part series tells the story of the birth and flourishing of civilisation in the Middle East and its huge influence on the West. From the foundation of science, monotheism, commerce, justice, civil rights and artistic expression - look Eastward. The series contends that history that starts from an ancient Greek perspective distorts the true path of civilisation. For crucial phases in world history, the political, economic and cultural centre was the Middle East.

This six-part series tells the story of the birth and flourishing of civilisation in the Middle East and its huge influence on the West. From the foundation of science, monotheism, commerce, justice, civil rights and artistic expression - look Eastward. The series contends that history that starts from an ancient Greek perspective distorts the true path of civilisation. For crucial phases in world history, the political, economic and cultural centre was the Middle East.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Between Two Rivers

This episode follows the birth of civilization in Anatolia and the Middle East. We go back to the very beginnings; hunte

EP 2

The Triumph Of Monotheism

Today one god is worshipped by two thirds of humanity. It is the culmination of an extraordinary story by which a single

EP 3

A Force From The Desert

We trace the origins of the Arabs and Islam, from nomadic Bedouins to the sophisticated Nabataean cultures at Petra and

EP 4

The Muslim Renaissance

In this film we will reveal how a golden age of invention and scholarship thrived in the Islamic World at a time when Eu

EP 5

The Asian Crucible

This spectacular episode explores the extraordinary powers and civilizations that have emerged from central Asia. First

EP 6

The Rise Of The Ottomans

At the time of Elizabeth I, the greatest power in the world was not England, France or Florence, it was the Ottoman Empi

EP 7

The Ottomans And The West

The film looks at the wider Ottoman world, taking in superb merchants’ houses in Birgi (Anatolia) and Damascus. At the

Popular Cast

Khalid Abdalla

Khalid Abdalla

Self

Bettany Hughes

Bettany Hughes

Self