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A History of the World in 100 Objects - The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC) - Oxus Chariot Model

Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot from ancient Persia.

A History of the World in 100 Objects - The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC) - Parthenon Sculpture: Centaur and Lapith

Neil MacGregor on some of the world's most disputed objects: the Parthenon sculptures.

In Our Time - The Sassanid Empire

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Sassanian Empire in Persia from the 3rd to the 7th century AD.

In Our Time - Zoroastrianism

The history of Zoroastrianism, claimed to be the first monotheistic religion.