The Silk Road: The Route That Sparked Revolutions

The Silk Road is one of humanity’s greatest enterprises. For thousands of years across the vastness of Eurasia, a trade route linking east and west has deeply influenced history. Silk Road trade has helped to build and break empires, has fed revolutions and has profoundly affected civilisations. Episode Three: Revolutions delves into the significant events and objects that were central to the Age of Revolutions, including the democratisation of knowledge and the rise of New York as a great city.

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