

Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of War
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S1 E1 - Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of War
May 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?Free trial of BBC Select