Synopsis
In this episode, Andrew Marr examines the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD.
- Programme: Andrew Marr's History of the World
- Episode: 3: The Word and the Sword
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2012
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