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    In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great

    Documentary

    In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great was a BBC documentary television series first shown in 1998. It was written and presented by British historian and broadcaster Michael Wood.

    Wood retraced the travels of Alexander the Great, from Vergina in Macedonia, where his father Philip II of Macedon died and Alexander was proclaimed king, through seventeen present-day countries to the borders of India and back to Mesopatamia, where he died. Whereas most of Wood's documentary series had titles beginning "In Search of...", the title of this series reflected a slightly different approach.

    The series was directed by David Wallace.

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    Ended

    Original Name

    In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great

    First Air Date

    July 14, 1998

    Last Air Date

    August 4, 1998

    Seasons

    1

    Episodes

    4

    Language

    English

    Production Companies

    BBC

    Networks

    PBSBBC Two

    S01E04

    To the Ends of the Earth

    Alexander made an encampment here in the foothills of the Hindu Kush. The Russians did as well, establishing their main base here during the Afghan war. It was also the site of one of the greatest archeological finds of this century. Here, diggers uncovered the remains of a great city whose cultural roots were in Greece. The treasures in its storehouses there were incredible: Alexandrian glass, Chinese lacquer, Hindu ivory sculptures -- all testament to the cultural exchanges brought about by Alexander's campaign.

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