Eurasia: The Conquest of the East

Season 12003

“Eurasia” represents a spectacular adventure, a visual conquest of the East in 8 films. A magical voyage through time and space, exploring the history, culture and religions that link East and West: from the Persian Empire of Alexander the Great to the huge Mongolian Empire of Kublai Khan, the destinies of highly developed civilizations intermingled until they converged to take the shape of a Eurasian civilization shared by all of us. Babylon, Persepolis, Ai-Khanoum, Baghdad, Rome…are virtually recreated with incomparable realism by computer generated images.

Storyline

“Eurasia” represents a spectacular adventure, a visual conquest of the East in 8 films. A magical voyage through time and space, exploring the history, culture and religions that link East and West: from the Persian Empire of Alexander the Great to the huge Mongolian Empire of Kublai Khan, the destinies of highly developed civilizations intermingled until they converged to take the shape of a Eurasian civilization shared by all of us. Babylon, Persepolis, Ai-Khanoum, Baghdad, Rome…are virtually recreated with incomparable realism by computer generated images.

First Aired
April 20, 2003
Last Aired
December 14, 2003
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Genre
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
France 5, NHK