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Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of War
Season 1
20191 episode
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- S1 E1 - Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of WarMay 23, 201959minClassicist Bettany Hughes investigates the enduring relationship between violence and worship by following the trail, through time, of the ancient god of war: Mars. In this BBC history documentary, Bettany asks if celebrating war is a way of bringing societies together by creating 'them' and ‘us’ and how Romans, and later Christian crusaders, justified bloodshed. But can war ever be justified?Subscribe to BBC Select for $5.99/month
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