Seven-part documentary series that tells the epic tale of the development of European civilisation from the Stone Age to the present day.
2: Colliding Continents and the Age of Bronze. A look at how the Alps were formed and how the discovery of bronze began the first arms race in northern Europe. But in the south, the first great
European civilisation grew up in peaceful isolation on Crete, born from the wealth of agriculture and trade. Did a volcano destroy it?
Executive producer Michael Andrews * STEREO
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