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Etruria / The ancient east

B for Babylon

B for Babylon

Director(s): Bernard George

The legendary city of Babylon was born in Mesopotamia almost 5,000 years ago. After its disappearance some 2,000 years later, it was finally rediscovered at the turn of the 20th century. A number of...
The Etruscans, an Interrupted Voyage

The Etruscans, an Interrupted Voyage

Director(s): Bernard George

In February 1999, a pile of ancient amphorae was recovered from the sea off the Giens peninsula (in the Var region of France). Archaeologist Luc Long is categorical: they are Etruscan amphorae,...

 

Once Upon a Time in Mesopotamia

Once Upon a Time in Mesopotamia

Director(s): Jean-Claude Lubtchansky

The Mesopotamian civilization, born on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates over 5,000 years ago, invented writing, science, and literature. Its cities were buried beneath the sand, then...