Series

Ancient Worlds

★ 9.0(2)20101h 0m1 season

Ancient Worlds is streaming on BritBox, Britbox Apple TV Channel and BBC Select Apple Tv channel in Canada. Availability checked 12 June 2026.

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Good to know

Release date: 2010-11-10
Runtime: 1h 0m
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Network: BBC Two
Status: Ended
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Productions

About Ancient Worlds

Ancient Worlds is a 2010 web series in the Documentary genre, starring Richard Miles. It spans 1 season and 6 episodes, and originally aired on BBC Two. It holds an average rating of 9.0/10 from 2 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Ancient Worlds in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles traces the development of Western civilization, from the first cities in Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire. In this six-part series, Miles travels through the Middle East, Egypt, Pakistan and the Mediterranean to discover how the challenges of society -- religion and politics, art and culture, war and diplomacy, technology and trade -- were dealt with and fought over in order to maintain a functioning civilization. Stories are told of disappeared, ruined and modern cities, from ancient Iraq to modern Damascus, to reveal how successes and failures of the ancients shaped the world today.