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About Legacy - The Origins of Civilization

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization is a documentary TV series that premiered on ITV1 on August 13, 1991. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6 "The Barbarian West", aired on September 24, 1991.

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.

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6 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1991 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 35 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. The Barbarian West

    Finale

    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.

  2. E5

    5. Central America - The Burden of Time

    Independent of great civilizations elsewhere, the Maya and Aztecs developed a violent, fatalistic culture, envisioning a cosmos that required bloody sacrifice for renewal. It placed the sovereignty of nature above all else - even human life.

  3. E4

    4. Egypt - The Habit of Civilization

    In the world's first great nation, the annual flooding of the Nile conferred not only fertility, but also a deep respect for social and cosmic stability, a belief in the resurrection of the dead, and the hope of eternal life.

  4. E3

    3. China - The Mandate of Heaven

    With great thinkers such as Confucius and Lao-Tzu, the Chinese conceived a civilization reflecting cosmic harmony, sustained by civic and social virtue, ancient ritual, and reverence for ancestors.

  5. E2

    2. India - Empire of the Spirit

    Beginning 5,000 years ago, the "Land of the Seven Rivers" cultivated a tradition of nonviolence, renunciation of the material world, and a focus on humans' inner life. Today, these ideas survive in tension with the vestiges of Western colonialism.

  6. E1

    1. Iraq - The Cradle of Civilization

    In places like Uruk and Eridu in modern-day Iraq, humans founded the first cities nearly 6,000 years ago. They left us literature, astronomy, and mathematics, as well as lessons in overpopulation and environmental stewardship.

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Legacy - The Origins of Civilization?

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 24, 1991.

When did the latest episode of Legacy - The Origins of Civilization come out?

The most recent episode of Legacy - The Origins of Civilization, Season 1 Episode 6 "The Barbarian West", aired on September 24, 1991.

How many seasons of Legacy - The Origins of Civilization are there?

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

When did Legacy - The Origins of Civilization first air?

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization first aired on ITV1 on August 13, 1991.

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